Lahmacun

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We received several requests from our Somali viewers asking us to prepare a dish from Turkey. The Turkish government and its people have helped Somalia in its hour of need and they are still helping. Somalis are grateful for this much-needed help and it is for this reason that we dedicate this post to the friendly people of Turkey and their government.

Lahmacun (pronounced lah-ma-june) comes from the Arabic lahm-be-ajeen (لحم بعجين) which means “meat with dough”. It is very popular in Turkey, and some know it as Turkish pizza. This “pizza” has no cheese and the topping is a mixture of spicy meat and minced vegetables. It is usually served with fresh parsley and a good squeeze of lemon juice. It is also rolled up with a salad topping that makes it not just tastier but also very healthy.

Freshly-baked lahmacun is thin and crispy and is not easy to roll. They become easy to roll when they cool down. If you spread out the dough very thin like it should, do not bake at an oven temperature that is higher than 450F/230C, otherwise the dough will over-brown before the meat reaches a safe temperature.

We have gotten good results by cooking the lahmacun in a frying pan on the stovetop. The lahmacun was crunchy and the meat topping was not dry.

Mashallah these look amazing! I’ve made something similar in the past, but I’d use pomegranate syrup and only the red bell pepper. Can’t wait to try these out, just hope my dough rolls out as well as yours.

Ramadan Karen to you and your family. MashaAllah I love everything you guys post and love how simple and easy you make it seem . May Allah reward you both with highest level of Jannah.. Ameen

I would like to make this bread today and was wondering if I used whole wheat flour, would it come out as good? Can I use my kitchenaid mixer to kneed? Just bought a brand new one and love using it , seeing you two use it all the time made me buy one lol, might as well use it since I paid an arm and leg lol.. Thank you for all that you do .

Wa’alaikum Assalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Congratulations for your new stan mixer. You made the right choice, and it makes life so much easier. The reason we started kneading by hand is that so others who don’t have a stand mixer would not be discouraged. You can use your mixer for ALL the recipes that require mixing, whipping and kneading.

Thank you for the quick reply. So I made the bread and alhumdulilah it came out really good, hubby loved it. Only thing is I had to add more water when I was kneading and rolling it wasn’t so easy, had to use a lot of force. Also with using re mixer, what level do you knead and do you just put everything in there and turn the machine on? I am still getting used to using it . I kept it at 2. I apologize in advance for asking this silly question .

It is OK to add extra water. We made the dough a little hard so it will be easy to lift and handle when placing in the oven. You can mix at level 2 or 3 for 5 minutes. You can put everything at one time and mix, but we prefer to activate the yeast so it will be incorporated better. Your questions are always welcome. Thank you.

Thank you so much for posting all the lovely recipes, you do not even know how much i use your web side, it safe my daily hassle of think what should i make. i just go to your website and there you go i find everything i want to make it. If i ever come to London, i want to see the person who cooks this food, she is amazing. Jazaakaallah khayran both.

Asc. I’m very impressed with your website. i just wanted to say thank you so much. i have made a lot of the recipes and enjoyed it Alhamdulillah. May Allah reword you for your awesome job. Its very simple and easy to follow Mash’allah. Again thank you so much and please keep up the great job:)

ASALAAM CALAYKUMA WALAALAYAAL.
You guys are doing an amazing job and we all appreciate all the hard work that you guys put on every time I am a big fan of all of you and this website if you guys could help me little I wanted to know what brand is your pizza stone and where did you guys buy it. Thanks jAZAAKA ALLAH QAYR.

Wa’alaikum Assalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. We are happy you like the website. We bought it from Vincenzo an Italian food store. Any brand will do; don’t buy the very cheap ones, and you don’t need the expensive ones too. We paid $35 and have been using it for more than 4 years. We wish you all the best.

manshallah can’t wait to try this, you guys make me better cook wlhi and my girls who is 7 and 5yr love ur web and check it out daily what is new. plz can you show us how to make garlic sause. thank you soo much

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We are a husband and wife team and we live in Canada. In a world full of food complications, we make cooking very simple. Our recipe videos will make your cooking easy, relaxed and enjoyable. We bring you the foods we love from Somalia and from around the world.